Book Details

Coastal Dunes : Ecology and Conservation

Publication year: 2008

ISBN: 978-3-540-74002-5

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Brings together coastal dune specialists from tropical and temperate latitudes, which together cover a wide set of topics, including: geomorphology, community dynamics, ecophysiology, biotic interactions and environmental problems and conservation. A major product of this book is a set of recommendations for future research, identifying relevant topics where detailed knowledge is still lacking. It also identifies management tools that will promote and maintain the rich diversity of the dune environments in the context of continuing coastal development.


Subject: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Fauna, Fitness, Flora, Geomorphology, Umweltschutz, biodiversity, coastal ecology, development, ecology, ecosystem, environment, environmental protection, morphology, physiology, vegetation